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08-20-2016, 07:10 AM | #1 | ||
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I'm having trouble finding info online. I was just diagnosed with psoriasis and the derm thinks that my joint pain might be caused by psoriatic arthritis. I've had this psoriasis for years (maybe about 12 years) but just went to the derm and had a biospy to get the doctor to see what it was...
Have been having joint pain for a couple of years now. I'm wondering if this could be the cause of my sensory polyneuropathy. Thank you. |
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08-20-2016, 07:26 AM | #2 | |||
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Although PsA is autoimmune based, I'm not sure it 'causes' SFN. I think more often, it accompanies other rheumatic disease process. Have you been tested for other Autoimmune diseases?? If not, this is certainly warranted.
I have PsA, but had Sjogren's first...and the Sjogren's is what caused my SFN/PN, not the PsA. I'm also not sure you would be Dx with PsA with just psoriasis and joint pain. Typically, PsA involved major joint swellings and sausage like digits (fingers), confirmed fluid in the joints (even small joints of fingers), along with other signs of tendonitis (particularly Achilles) and flares of pain. You should see a rheumatologist for a formal Dx, if this is what they think might be going on. A rheumatologist would also be the one to properly treat PsA, based upon severity. |
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08-20-2016, 12:05 PM | #3 | ||
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08-21-2016, 02:26 PM | #4 | ||
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I did find that when I took Enbrel for my A.S, the neuropathy was better - everything was better. But not entirely and I felt not enough to continue. I stopped it and now am trying to find the right thing to manage it all. I developed the neuropathy before Enbrel so there is no connection there. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | bluesfan (08-22-2016) |
08-22-2016, 06:40 PM | #5 | ||
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Not sure if you've tried Humira (Adalimumab). I know of someone here in NZ who has been prescribed it for A.S. (and my brother takes it for R.A). It's fairly expensive but if it's available in NZ under the public health subsidized pharmaceuticals it's probably available in the UK. I have no idea if it's effective for neuropathy. My brother says it's far more effective for RA than anything else he's had (eg methotrexate, celebrex, prednisone, etc.) and with less side effects. Hope this is useful. Sorry dreamer for jumping in on your thread. You may want to search the site here for Psoriatic Arthritis (or Psoriasis + neuropathy). I vaguely remember someone posting a while ago about having PA and neuropathy or some connection. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | _dreamer_ (08-25-2016) |
08-27-2016, 05:14 PM | #6 | ||
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"Thanks for this!" says: | bluesfan (08-28-2016) |
08-30-2016, 06:04 AM | #7 | ||
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